2018 EVENT PARTNERS

CREATIVE SCOTLAND

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.They enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life.

Additionally they also distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.

PRS FOUNDATION

PRS Foundation fund new music and talent development across all genres. They invest in the future of music by supporting talent development and new music across the UK; enabling songwriters and composers of all backgrounds to realise their potential and reach audiences across the world.

EVENTBRITE

Eventbrite is the world's largest event technology platform. We build the technology to allow anyone to create, share, find and attend new things to do that fuel their passions and enrich their lives. Music festivals, venues, marathons, conferences, hackathons, air guitar contests, political rallies, fundraisers, gaming competitions — you name it, we power it. Our mission? To bring the world together through live experiences.

HELP MUSICIANS

Since 1921, it’s helped thousands of musicians establish themselves in the music business, get through a serious crisis, cope with long term difficulties and enjoy retirement. As well as providing advice and guidance, it gives financial and emotional support. For many, it is a lifeline.

Help Musicians UK plays a vital role in supporting working musicians who are dealing with an illness, injury or accident. It improves the quality of life for retired musicians by providing regular payments and social visits. It also offers grants and provides opportunities for emerging and graduate musicians.

PPL

PPL issues licences to hundreds of thousands of businesses and organisations from all sectors across the UK playing recorded music and/or music videos in public. PPL also licenses music suppliers to copy recorded music for services such as in-store music systems, jukeboxes, compilations for exercise classes and in-flight entertainment systems. PPL members range from session musicians and emerging artists to major record labels and globally successful performers – all of whom are entitled to be fairly paid for the use of their recorded music. Through agreements with over 50 music licensing companies around the world, PPL is also able to collect royalties for its members globally.

EMUBANDS

EmuBands provides a simple but powerful digital music distribution service for artists, and record labels, to sell music online through the world's major digital music services. In a non-exclusive deal, artists and labels earn 100% of the royalties generated from sales/streams, and maintain full ownership and control of their rights, and with a simple one-off pricing model, there are no annual fees.

PRS FOR MUSIC

PRS For Music pay royalties to their members when their work is performed, broadcast, streamed, downloaded, reproduced, played in public or used in film and TV. They support them by influencing policy, supporting and hosting awards and events, and investing in new technology to ensure we’re fit for the digital music age.

With some of the most outstanding music industry programmes in the UK in one place, Perth College UHI offer courses from NQ Access to Music and Sound through the BA Honours in Popular Music or BA Honours in Music Business to Masters in Music (MMus).

SCOTTISH MUSIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) was set up in 2008 to foster, promote and serve the best interests of Scotland’s music industry. Their membership encompasses individuals and organisations working across all sectors of Scotland’s music industry, including promoters, record labels, studios, artist managers, distributors and more. The SMIA delivers the SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) Award, Scotland’s national music prize, lobby government on behalf of its members, and offer informal support, such as by doing introductions to new contacts and companies.

PRS FOUNDATION KEYCHANGE

Keychange is an international campaign which invests in emerging female talent whilst encouraging festivals to sign up to a 50:50 gender balance pledge by 2022. Keychange is led by PRS Foundation, supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, in partnership with Musikcentrum Öst, Reeperbahn Festival, Iceland Airwaves, BIME, Tallinn Music Week, Way Out West, The Great Escape and Mutek.

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STUDENT'S ASSOCIATION

EUSA represent students, providing advice and support and hosting club nights and events in Edinburgh. The association also oversee an estate of venues, available for hire.

CMU

CMU provide intelligence and expertise about numerous aspects of the modern music industry, including music rights, the digital market, digital licensing, brand partnerships, artist deals, ticketing, fan engagement, music and social media, and direct-to-fan.

DIY

DIY is a national music magazine and website, bringing you the latest news, reviews, interviews, videos and downloads.